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A Crimean activist rejected a police warning ahead of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People
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A Crimean activist rejected a police warning ahead of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People
3 May 2026

On the eve of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People, law enforcement officers attempted to issue a warning to activist Muslim Zevriev, a resident of the village of Sovetsky (Sovetsky District, Crimea).

A memorial plaque to Dzhokhar Dudayev was stolen in Lviv, Ukraine
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A memorial plaque to Dzhokhar Dudayev was stolen in Lviv, Ukraine
1 May 2026

On the night of May 1, a memorial plaque dedicated to Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, was stolen in Lviv. Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service reported this, citing Yevhen Boyko, head of the Lviv City Council executive committee.

Rauf Arashukov denied compensation for violation of his domestic rights in prison
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Rauf Arashukov denied compensation for violation of his domestic rights in prison
30 April 2026

Another lawsuit filed by former Senator Rauf Arashukov of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, sentenced to life imprisonment in the Black Dolphin prison colony, was dismissed by a court in the Orenburg region. The convict sought 100,000 rubles for moral damages related to incomplete food distribution.

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"Half of Ossetia at War": A Demographic Catastrophe Inside Russia
30 April 2026

A large-scale investigation published by TRT in Russian lays bare the human cost of Russia's war in Ukraine for the Republic of North Ossetia—a small region with a population of approximately 700,000, where, according to figures presented at a meeting of an internal, interdepartmental, government commission, between 43,000 and 45,000 people took part in the fighting.

In Dagestan, over 8,000 natural disaster victims have received compensation
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In Dagestan, over 8,000 natural disaster victims have received compensation
28 April 2026

In Dagestan, flood victims have already received 345 million rubles in compensation. According to the republic's government press service, approximately 88 million rubles have been allocated for one-time payments to 5,600 people. Another 256 million rubles have been allocated for property losses based on 2,500 claims. A total of 8,190 applications for payments have been received.

A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria received a five-year sentence for deserting his unit
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A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria received a five-year sentence for deserting his unit
28 April 2026

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced Ramazan Lukozhev to five years in prison for leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Wanted Judge Elena Khakhaleva Resides in Georgia
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Wanted Judge Elena Khakhaleva Resides in Georgia
28 April 2026

The whereabouts of Elena Khakhaleva, a former judge of the Krasnodar Regional Court who is on the international wanted list, have been established. According to her lawyer, Yaroslav Krasnoshchekov, she is in Tbilisi.

262,000 residents of Dagestan and Chechnya applied for benefits after floods
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262,000 residents of Dagestan and Chechnya applied for benefits after floods
27 April 2026

In Dagestan and Chechnya, nearly 263,000 people (234,000 in the former and over 29,000 in the latter) applied for social benefits following the recent floods. Documentation issues remain the main obstacle to receiving assistance. Some victims registered their land plots but did not complete the necessary paperwork to build their homes.

Former Ingush MP Receives New Sentence
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Former Ingush MP Receives New Sentence
25 April 2026

Yakub Belkhoroev, 69, a former United Russia MP and former head of the Ingush Social Insurance Fund, was sentenced by Moscow's Presnensky Court to 10 years in prison. He was found guilty of embezzling nearly 14 million rubles.

Former Ingush MP Yakub Belkhoroev is being asked to receive a new prison sentence
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Former Ingush MP Yakub Belkhoroev is being asked to receive a new prison sentence
24 April 2026

The Prosecutor's Office has requested a 12-year prison sentence in a general regime penal colony for Yakub Belkhoroev, the former head of the Ingush Social Insurance Fund, in Moscow's Presnensky Court. He is accused of embezzling nearly 14 million rubles in budget funds, distributed among close associates under the guise of insurance payments for fictitious industrial accidents.